About
An animated dithered noise field in warp, simplex or ripple mode for a bounded media frame. Ripple follows the pointer. It runs at 24 fps, with a still frame and a pause control.
Built with React and Tailwind. Copy the prompt and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor or Lovable: your agent adds Dither Field to your project and fits it to your theme.
Code
How Dither Field is used: the demo's code. The component's own source comes with a free account.
Usage.tsx
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
import { Toggle } from "@base-ui/react/toggle"
import { ToggleGroup } from "@base-ui/react/toggle-group"
import { DitherField, FieldMode } from "@/components/ui/dither-field"
const FIT_CSS = "html,body{overflow:hidden}[data-fit-small] [data-fit-hide]{display:none!important}"
/**
* 21st shows a demo in a small frame: about 674 by 421 on a component page, 358 by 224 on a
* phone and 245 by 139 on a profile card. A demo taller than its frame gets scrollbars, which
* render white on dark pages. FitFrame fills the frame exactly instead.
*
* - "scale": the content shrinks until it fits, centered. For visuals such as orbs.
* - "crop": the content stays at full size from the top and fades out at the bottom. For text
* that streams in, where a changing scale would make the page breathe.
*
* Anything marked `data-fit-hide` (state buttons, the chatcn.dev line) drops out in frames
* shorter than `hideBelow`, so a profile card shows the visual alone.
*/
function FitFrame({
children,
mode = "scale",
hideBelow = 360,
}: {
children: React.ReactNode
mode?: "scale" | "crop"
hideBelow?: number
}) {
const content = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const [cropped, setCropped] = React.useState(false)
React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
const el = content.current
if (!el) return
const measure = () => {
const vw = window.innerWidth
const vh = window.innerHeight
el.toggleAttribute("data-fit-small", vh < hideBelow)
// Layout sizes ignore the transform, so measuring never feeds back.
const w = Math.max(el.offsetWidth, el.scrollWidth)
const h = Math.max(el.offsetHeight, el.scrollHeight)
const scale = mode === "scale" ? Math.min(1, vw / w, vh / h) : 1
el.style.transform = scale < 1 ? `scale(${scale})` : ""
setCropped(mode === "crop" && h > vh + 1)
}
measure()
const observer = new ResizeObserver(measure)
observer.observe(el)
window.addEventListener("resize", measure)
return () => {
observer.disconnect()
window.removeEventListener("resize", measure)
}
}, [mode, hideBelow])
const fade = "linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 calc(100% - 40px), transparent)"
return (
<div
className="flex w-full justify-center overflow-hidden"
style={{
height: "100dvh",
alignItems: mode === "crop" ? "flex-start" : "center",
maskImage: cropped ? fade : undefined,
WebkitMaskImage: cropped ? fade : undefined,
}}
>
<style>{FIT_CSS}</style>
<div
ref={content}
className="w-full shrink-0"
style={{ transformOrigin: mode === "crop" ? "top center" : "center" }}
>
{children}
</div>
</div>
)
}
/** A labeled segmented control on Base UI ToggleGroup. One value is always selected. */
function Segmented<T extends string>({
label,
value,
onValueChange,
options,
className,
}: {
label: string
value: T
onValueChange: (value: T) => void
options: readonly { value: T; label: string }[]
className?: string
}) {
return (
<div className={cn("flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-1.5", className)}>
<span className="text-[0.75rem]/[1rem] text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) font-medium">{label}</span>
<ToggleGroup
value={[value]}
onValueChange={(next) => {
const picked = next[0] as T | undefined
if (picked) onValueChange(picked)
}}
aria-label={label}
className="bg-(color:--chatcn-fill) rounded-(--chatcn-radius-md) flex h-8 w-fit max-w-full items-center gap-0.5 overflow-x-auto p-0.5 pointer-coarse:h-11"
>
{options.map((option) => (
<Toggle
key={option.value}
value={option.value}
className={cn(
"chatcn-focus rounded-(--chatcn-radius-sm) text-[0.8125rem]/[1.25rem] inline-flex h-full shrink-0 items-center px-2.5 font-medium whitespace-nowrap",
"text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) ease-(--chatcn-ease-standard) transition-[color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-150",
"hover:text-(color:--chatcn-fg) data-[pressed]:bg-(color:--chatcn-card) data-[pressed]:text-(color:--chatcn-fg) data-[pressed]:shadow-(--chatcn-shadow-xs)",
)}
>
{option.label}
</Toggle>
))}
</ToggleGroup>
</div>
)
}
const MODES = [
{ value: "warp", label: "Warp" },
{ value: "simplex", label: "Simplex" },
{ value: "ripple", label: "Ripple" },
] as const satisfies readonly { value: FieldMode; label: string }[]
/** A living field in a media frame. Ripple follows the pointer. Pause sits in the corner. */
function DitherFieldDemo() {
const [mode, setMode] = React.useState<FieldMode>("warp")
return (
<div className="flex w-full max-w-2xl flex-col gap-5">
<DitherField mode={mode} className="rounded-(--chatcn-radius-lg) aspect-video w-full" />
<Segmented label="Mode" value={mode} onValueChange={setMode} options={MODES} />
</div>
)
}
/** The line under each 21st demo that points back to the kit. */
function MoreOn({ slug, children }: { slug: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
return (
<p data-fit-hide className="text-[0.75rem]/[1rem] text-(color:--chatcn-fg-faint) text-center text-balance">
{children}{" "}
<a
href={`https://chatcn.dev/docs/components/${slug}`}
target="_blank"
rel="noopener"
className="text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) hover:text-(color:--chatcn-fg) underline underline-offset-2"
>
chatcn.dev
</a>
</p>
)
}
export default function DitherFieldPreview() {
return (
<FitFrame>
<div className="flex w-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-10 p-6">
<DitherFieldDemo />
<MoreOn slug="dither-field">
Warp, simplex and ripple fields with a pause control. More on
</MoreOn>
</div>
</FitFrame>
)
}















